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The Golden Bird:
Recommended Level: 19-23
Quest Given By: A Jade Figurine
Location: Spider Forest
Difficulty: Easy
Reward: +20 to Max Life
Main Objectives: Kill Any Unique Monster
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Introduction:
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| As long as a Necromancer has his Blood Golem pet around, he can charge fearlessly into battle. |
The Golden Bird is a short and easy quest, designed to get players adjusted to the new set of NPCs. It involves just one area, and a minimal amount of combat. Players are not given the quest, but rather it’ll pop up once you have the Jade Figurine in your possession. With the new act, Mercenary mages are extremely helpful. Their elemental attacks deal serious damage, and are definitely worth the cost! Necromancers should avoid hiring cold mages though, since they’ll be left with no corpses to raise.
To Find the Figurine:
The Jade Figurine is located somewhere within Spider Forest, in the possession of a ransom unique monster. In fact, the first Unique Monster you kill in Spider Forest will drop the Figuring.
After exploring the town of Kurast, venture out into the wilderness. The Spider Forest involves a confusing network of bridges, streams and trees. The most common monsters here are Bramble Hulks, Thorned Hulks, the Fetish and Jungle Hunters (Tougher Dune Hunters). You may also meet a few Glaoms (Tougher Wraith) and Suckers.
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| The fetish are hard to target, so use an area of effect spell like the one shown here. |
Perhaps the most deadly of the above monsters are the Fetish, who can deal surprising amounts of damage despite their size. Normal Fetish move at lightning speeds, jabbing you with knives twice their size and shooting darts through blowguns. The Shamans will attack with a high level Inferno, so avoid going near them. Always kill the Shamans first, and then engage any Fetish that gets near you. Area of effect spells are the most effective way to kill these guys, as they have a tendency to dodge targeted spells.
Treat the Thorned Hulks as the Gore Bellies you fought in act II, it’s preferable to deal with them using ranged attacks. The Jungle Hunters are no problem, while Suckers should be killed as soon as possible.
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| Once your in Spider Forest, search for a unique monster. The one shown here was unfortunate enough to be the first one found. |
In this fashion, explore the Spider Jungle. You will come across a hero monster that sooner or later (yes any hero monster, the first one you fight). When he dies, you’ll ‘quest tab’ will pop-up. Use the alt key and locate the Figurine and pick up. Now that you got what you want, return to town. You should only need to explore around a quarter of Spider Forest.
Finishing the Quest:
Once you arrive in town, talk to Cain, he’ll tell you Meshif collects such Figurines. Have a talk with Meshif at the docks, he’ll trade a Golden Bird for the Jade Figurine. Now go talk to Cain again, and he’ll tell you to take the Golden Bird to Alkor the alchemist.
Now go talk to Alkor, he’s located at the top of the town, The alchemist will be overjoyed. Talk to him a second time and he’ll produce a unique potion on the spot. The potion will grant you a permanent increase of 20 life, so drink it. Quest completed.
Class Specific Tips:
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A Blood Golem here will ensure your safety, giving you more than enough life to survive being hit by various monsters. Use Corpse Explosion, Bone Spear and Iron Maiden to aid your minions. Use Bone spear to kill Fetish Shamans.
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Use Glacial Spike to kill any Shaman’s or Suckers, they are the biggest danger. Thorned Hulks are too slow to ever reach you. Firewall and Chain Lightning are also excellent against the Fetish.
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Charge into the fray, you are more than a match for anything here. Use howl when fighting the fetish to throw their ranks into chaos. Use Leap Attack to kill the fetish shaman’s, as they won’t have time to use Inferno. Leap is also a great way to jump over the rivers.
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Use an Aura of Thorns throughout this level and the fetish will mostly kill themselves. Use Zeal as your primary attack and Thorned Hulks won’t stand a chance.
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You’ll be able to shoot down the Thorned hulks before they reach, but you’ll need to pay attention to Fetish. Multiple shot is often good at killing a lot of Fetish.
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